How putting my mac to sleep with the display closed????

MBP does not sleep when display is closed?
For: A portable Mac doesn't appear to respond properly when you close or open the lid.
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

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The first computer was replaced under warranty by Apple when they couldn't diagnose or fix the problem. This computer, however, is out of warranty. Any suggestions outside of the obvious (reinstall system software, repair permissions, check power management settings, etc) would be helpful.

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I don't use Bluetooth and always leave it off. However, I had heard that this was a symptom of Bluetooth becoming unavailable so I checked when this started happening and my Bluetooth is unaffected (I even turned it on and paired something to be sure).
I never plug a printer into the USB ports as I always use Bonjour with a printer plugged into Airport.
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Working with the display closed

Hi,
I am running a process that takes a long time. It is stand alone and just works for around one and a half hours. When I close the display to go home, the computer sleeps and stops the process. Then when it wakes up, the process fails. Is it possible to set the computer to don't sleep when the display is closed?
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